Supreme Court appoints retired judge S.K. Kaul to mediate Vadakalai-Thenkalai dispute at Kancheepuram temple

The Devarajaswamy Temple is Vadakalai in character. A shrine dedicated to Sri Vedanta Desikar is located within the temple. Prohibiting hymns in his praise violates the Vadakalais’ fundamental rights,” said the petition challenging a Madras High Court judgment favouring Thenkalai.